2013 PNC $1 Holey One Dollar & Dump Bicentenary PNC - Limited Stamp + Coin - Uncirculated (UNC) - Royal Australian Mint (RAM) - Australia Post
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DESCRIPTION:
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This fantastic PNC holds a non-circulating legal tender (NCLT) limited release $1 'C' mintmark coin which commemorates the Bicentenary of the Holey Dollar & Dump. It also includes two commemorative postage stamps - $3 and 60c.
The coin depicts a Holey Dollar, with a Dump occupying the central space of the coin (as one coin). The two stamps have silver embossed images of two holey dollars and three dumps and are cancelled with a specially prepared First Day of Issue Port Macquarie NSW 2444 postmark dated 22 October 2013.
This is a really great and very popular collectable... a must for any collection.
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BACKGROUND:
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The Royal Australian Mint commemorated 200 years of Australia’s first official currency in 2013 with a special Holey Dollar and Dump design on an NCLT Aluminium-bronze $1 coin.
The Holey Dollar and Dump became Australia’s first coins in an innovative effort to rectify a coin shortage and stabilise the economy of the fledging colony. The coins were created from 40,000 silver Spanish eight reale coins, which were imported by Governor Lachlan Macquarie and entered into circulation in 1814.
The Holey Dollar and Dump, made from Spanish silver eight-reales, were introduced to stamp out the corrupt rum trade and provide the first official currency for the fledgling colony of New South Wales.
In 1812, Governor Lachlan Macquarie arranged for a special shipment of 40 000 Spanish Dollars and set pardoned forger William Henshall to work fashioning the new currency.
Taking approximately one year to complete the task, Henshall was able to develop his own minting technology with the limited resources of the colony at the time and he marked his work by placing the initial ‘H’ on some of the dies produced. Now rare and valuable, the original coins were in circulation between 1813 and 1829.
To commemorate 200 years of a nation’s first official currency, the Royal Australian Mint 2013 Mintmark Series will feature a replica of the Holey Dollar and Dump.
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DETAILS:
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Year: 2013
Denomination: $1 (AUD)
Mass: 9.0 grams
Diameter: 25.00 mm
Metal: AlBr
Finish: Uncirculated
Obverse: ELIZABETH II
Obverse Designer: Ian Rank-Broadley (IRB)
Mintage: 15,000
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PHYSICAL CONDITION:
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Good condition
Note: May show some minor signs of age and storage.
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INCLUSIONS:
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* 1 x 2013 PNC $1 Holey Dollar & Dump Bicentenary (FDC Coin + Stamp Set)
(Special Note: The coin is one whole coin).
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POSTAGE & OTHER INFO:
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